If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Perhaps your dream home includes grand views of a congested freeway and the not-so-sweet smell of diesel exhaust in the morning? How does convenient access to a refinery or railyard sound? I hear living next to oil wells is the new hot trend! … Read more
Photo Credit: Maria Hedrick We can talk about why air quality monitoring matters until we run out of breath, but we think it’s better to hear from the students themselves: “In the beginning, I wasn’t too excited to study air pollution, but the program really opened a lot of students’ eyes, including mine. I think … Read more
California is pushing the envelope when it comes to environmental policy. The state is pioneering a community-driven regulatory and environmental policy scheme. The idea is ambitious, and to be successful, the state must find new ways to bring in the public. This new strategy is part of major legislation AB 134 & AB 617, both … Read more
Sometimes bills that make the most sense can be the hardest to pass in California’s Legislature. And so it goes with Senate Bill 210 by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino). This bill isn’t so difficult to understand. It simply requires big-rig diesel trucks to get smog certified. You didn’t know that those heavy-duty trucks rolling to … Read more
SACRAMENTO – The Coalition for Clean Air, which campaigned for the defeat of Proposition 70, released the following statement today from Bill Magavern, CCA Policy Director: “Rejection of the unwise and unnecessary Proposition 70 means that Californians will continue to see sound pollution-fighting investments in clean transportation, renewable energy and sustainable communities. The Coalition for … Read more
This June election, we’re asking you to vote no on Proposition 70. While CCA doesn’t usually get involved with elections, defeating Prop 70 is important. Proposition 70 rewrites California’s constitution to create a recipe for gridlock, and could result in millions of dollars in climate investments being used to lined polluters’ pockets. California’s climate investments are vital to … Read more
Last week I was called upon to do what my new job title as Senior Policy Advocate for the Coalition for Clean Air says I do – advocate! On advocacy day, I was proud and humbled to walk the familiar halls of the state Capitol – my workplace for so many years – as CCA’s … Read more
On Friday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) took an important step toward cleaning up the freight industry in Southern California. In a highly anticipated vote that had been delayed for months, the Governing Board directed its staff to go ahead with drafting regulations for limiting emissions from railyards and warehouses. The Board, … Read more